Look ahead, not back

摘要

Binyavanga wainaina, a Kenyan writer, first established himself by winning the Caine prize for African writing in 2002. He co-founded Kwani?, a literary journal based in Nairobi, and was tempted away to America where he made a name for himself teaching at Bard College. Such is Mr Wainaina's force of personality and his enthusiasm for promoting the arts of Africa that it would be cheering to report that his first book, "One Day I Will Write About This Place", is worth the wait.